NDF's Response To Criticisms
The NDF denied involvement in the Marad massacre. It alleged that the perpetrators arrested for the acts were not members of their organisation and blamed the incident on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and other "Fascist Hindus". They made veiled threats implying that there would "be trouble" if "innocent Muslims were persecuted by the police". They declared that they "welcomed the CBI investigation" into the Marad riots.
The NDF criticised the media and the authorities for their portrayal of the organisation as a militant outfit. An NDF spokesperson said:
- "Media persons have been misled by Intelligence authorities to believe that the NDF was a militant organisation. They had said the same thing about Congress during the freedom struggle."
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